0p0 Third Reich Episode 266
Third Reich Episode 266
The result that can be obtained is that Britain has lost a large number of superior soldiers, countless main fighters, and main battleships on which it depends.But the allies we fought so hard to defend chose to surrender and submit alone.
Have to say, it was a bad decision.This is true for France, and even more so for Britain.
Today, the warships of the British Empire that should have been used to guard the English Channel have suffered heavy losses in the Battle of France.Once the Germans choose to land at this moment, the safety of the British Isles will surely fall into the wind and rain.
I can only implore General Darlan, think about the friendship between the two who were once allies, and also think about the interests of France, don't hand over the fleet to the Germans, and guarantee your neutrality for the glory and freedom of the French navy.
General Darlan has always won the trust of officers and soldiers of the French Navy at all levels, and he will certainly be able to maintain the independence and neutrality of the French fleet.
I never doubted that!
Today, I, Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, pledge on my honor that the British Navy will never take the initiative to make an enemy of the French Navy for twenty years.
The French navy, as long as it remains neutral, will always be a friend of the British Empire and a like-minded fighter.
In any case, I assure you again that the Royal Navy of the British Empire will always regard the French Navy as a friend and not an enemy.The muzzles of British battleships will never actively aim at your French fleet.
May the French navy always maintain its neutrality and maintain its reputation.
It turns out that the friendship between our two countries will last forever.
——Friends from the French people,
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill. "
Churchill's letter deeply touched Darlan's heart.
He did not expect that the British Prime Minister would be so reasonable, understanding, open-minded and wise.
Although, even without Churchill's letter, Darlan would let his fleet abide by neutrality and deal with several major powers, and he would never join any party until the situation finally settled.
However, Churchill's promise to himself still moved Darlan from the bottom of his heart.
After passing the telegram to his subordinates for circulation, Darlan said a little excitedly: "I have always hated Britain as a country. I have always hated Britain, even more than I hated Germany. Until today, I still regarded them as selfish Li's villains look at it, and they don't understand their style of work over the years."
Darlan's voice trembled a little.Because of his emotional excitement, he trembled slightly, and shouted loudly:
"But today! I just realized that I was wrong!
I have misunderstood Britain and misunderstood a great nation!
Today, we will always remember the tolerance and understanding given to us by the British!
We French have always had a clear distinction between grievances and grievances.
Today, I, Darlan, hereby promise.Once the war ends, no matter whether the British win or the Germans win.The French navy and my soldiers under Darlan will definitely remember the kindness and understanding that Britain has given us today!
June 1940, 6, this is a day that our French Navy must remember!
From now on, every year on June 6th, we have to hold commemorative activities...."
At this moment, Darlan and every officer and soldier under his command are grateful to Britain from the bottom of their hearts.
Text Chapter 427 Shorty's Ambition
The battlefield in Western Europe became calm after the end of the German-French War. Reinhardt, who had been staying up late for more than a month, could finally breathe a sigh of relief and enjoy the fruits of victory.
Foch, the former French Marshal, said after the end of World War I: "This is not peace, this is just a 20-year truce!"
Now, his words have come true.
The truce between Germany and France finally ended, and a large-scale decisive battle began to determine the fate of Europe.
The decisive battle broke out so suddenly and ended so quickly.Even before many people had time to react, the European continent had already become the third empire.
The war in Europe has finally come to an end, but on the other side of the world, Japan, which is in the Asian battlefield, still has many battles to fight.
As a small country with poor resources, if Japan wants to complete its so-called "self-salvation", it must carry out continuous aggression against other countries to meet their economic development and the various materials, human and financial resources they need.
It can be said that Japan's practice of invading other countries and enriching its own economy is vividly reflected.
Reinhardt knew that Japan was like this in history. While invading China, it also exchanged fire with Southeast Asian countries and the Soviet Union in the north.
Even in the end, he attacked the United States in the Pacific War and set himself on fire.
It can be said that Japan, an island country, is an out-and-out kingdom where war lunatics were born.
Of course, it is the same in this time and space.
Japan's unsatisfactory progress in the Southeast Asian battlefield did not dissuade them from stopping their offensive.
On the contrary, the plan of the staff of their war department is to carry on the war thoroughly.
They desperately want to win the two springboards of Southeast Asia and India, and then further open up the Pacific battlefield and connect themselves through West Asia and the African battlefield.
In fact, Japan's combat staff has made too many fatal mistakes.
They miscalculated the war situation on the East Asian battlefield, thinking that the Japanese army that occupied the big city would soon win the war in a very short time.
However, the fact is the opposite. Although they spent a lot of military power on the East Asian battlefield, they were not able to take down China in a short period of time. As a result, they could not spare troops to form a new army when they opened up new battlefields.
If Major General Mei Chuan was still alive, he might be able to make a suggestion to the Japanese combat staff, so that this group of short war madmen should not set foot in the huge quagmire of China and disturb a giant they can't afford.
You know, in the time and space before Kuko Umekawa and Reinhardt crossed over, Masanobu Tsuji, who was called the "Showa Three Staff Officers" together with Wanji Ishihara and Ryuzo Sejima, made such a shocking move after the war. Surprised evaluation.
This Japanese staff officer who fought against China, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States in World War II, and almost all of the famous battles that can be heard now, has his plan. After the war, he mentioned: The quality of Chinese soldiers, although inferior to the Japanese army, But far more than the US and Soviet troops.
Of course, in his book, it is natural to say that the Japanese soldiers are the strongest.But he also admitted that, excluding weapons and equipment, Chinese soldiers are the best soldiers among their many enemies.
He wrote in the book that on the battlefield, many Chinese troops would fight until their entire army was wiped out, to the last person, and this last person would fight desperately when facing the overwhelming Japanese army, without any intention of surrendering.
He once commented so highly: Among the many countries in the United Kingdom, the United States, China and the Soviet Union, only the Chinese army will fight to the last man.
Unfortunately, that was his tragic realization after the war.Masanobu Tsuji is still clamoring for expansion of the war.
It is a pity that the shortage of troops has led to the weakness of the island country Japan in the face of war.In addition, fighting with multiple countries and regions at the same time seriously affected their war rhythm.
But in fact, they had only one idea in mind at that time, that is, the war must continue no matter what, and they must not give up the achievements of the army.
The southward strategy proposed by the Japanese cabinet, that is, to attack the colonies of European countries in Southeast Asia, was aimed at continuing the war of aggression against China that was about to drag Japan down completely.
A few of them already have a vague premonition that the East Asian war with China may be a war that is about to drag them down!
Therefore, they are eager to find areas that can provide them with more strategic resources, as their foundation, and continue to provide them with war resources.
Because relying solely on their own national strength, it is no longer possible to provide such a large army with the war resources to fight outside the country for several consecutive years.
They need fresh blood from the resource-producing areas of Southeast Asia to fill Japan's dry blood vessels so that their war machines can continue to operate to complete their contemplated conquest of East Asia.